The disturbing thing about this is that the Marine Corps has spent so much time and money on persecuting LTCol Chessani, that the sole purpose of a General Court Martial may just be to find him guilty of SOMETHING - anything - in order to save face and justify the expense. My guess is that the final guilty verdict will be for some generic charge, like “conduct unbecoming” because, in a pissing match between the military and an individual, the organization is not allowed to lose. Think of the court-martial of Navy Capt. McVey, the CO of the Indianapolis, sunk in WWII, in which, so desperate for a conviction, the Navy brought in the CO of the Japanese sub that fired the torpedo, to testify against Capt. McVey.
It’s all shameful, but predictable.
So, here we go again - WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. Put your lives on hold! Spend more sleepless nights wondering what the outcome will be, spend more money defending yourself against false allegations and somehow try to live a NORMAL life! I, for one, cannot understand why Gen. Mattis left all of the Haditha Marines and their families hanging. It would have behooved him to put an end to all of this once and for all. I AM TERRIBLY DISAPPOINTED!